July 15.
Ir is to be hoped that the state-ament published by the Municipal Council in yesterday's Gazette will clear the air of all misunderstandings which may have arisen from the report of the Municipal Salaries Commission That there were misconceptions as to what that report meant and the results it entailed seems perfectly clear and appears to be an ordinary sequel to the fact that the Commission's report was addressed to the Council, a body more able readily to comprehend its import than the majority of ratepayers to whom the conditions of municipal service are not known in detail. Briefly speaking the Commission's report is practically adopted by the Council, and it is a significant fact that the modifications made to the recommendations in the main consist of:—(1) the adoption of a single housing allowance. throughout instead of married and single—the term ''allowance"' being a misnomer, for no housing allowances
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